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Someone Else's Movie
Hosted by Norm Wilner/Frequency Podcast Network · EN
SOMEONE ELSE’S MOVIE is just what it says on the label: Each week, an actor, director, screenwriter, critic or industry observer will discuss a film that he or she admires, but had no hand in making. Hosted as genially as possible by Norm Wilner.
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Gloria Mercer on Thieves Like Us
4d ago00:53:11Tap to summarizeAs her first feature A Safe Distance rolls towards its Canadian premiere at Fantasia on Thursday, director Gloria Mercer is here to make sure Robert Altman’s Thieves Like Us is held in the same regard as all his other ‘70s classics. Your genial host Norm Wilner can’t really find a flaw in that argument. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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William Woods on Unbreakable
2w ago00:55:10Tap to summarizeWith his directorial debut The Outer Threat opening across Canada today, veteran producer William Woods steps up for M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable, the follow-up to The Sixth Sense that dared to imagine a different kind of superhero movie. Your genial host Norm Wilner is curious to see where this goes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mark Jenkin on Big Wednesday
3w ago00:40:56Tap to summarizeWith his eerie Rose of Nevada enthralling audiences across North America, and opening in Toronto, Vancouver and Hamilton this Friday, Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin is here to make the case for John Milius’ Big Wednesday – the personal epic starring Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt and Gary Busey as California surfers – as a lost masterpiece. Your genial host Norm Wilner is curious to see where this goes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jesse Noah Klein on The Celebration
4w ago00:43:44Tap to summarizeHis new movie Best Boy follows three adult siblings locked in a deeply dysfunctional rivalry with one another, so it makes perfect sense that writer-director Jesse Noah Klein would want to tackle Thomas Vinterberg’s radical Dogme drama The Celebration, aka Festen. Your genial host Norm Wilner guarantees this episode was recorded entirely handheld. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Lucile Hadžihalilović on Last Year at Marienbad
Jun 3000:48:33Tap to summarizeTo mark the release of a new boxed set of her cinema from Severin Films and Yellow Veil Pictures, writer-director Lucile Hadžihalilović joins us to investigate the looping mysteries and chilling implications of Alain Resnais’ avant-garde masterpiece Last Year in Marienbad. Your genial host Norm Wilner is sure he’s had this conversation before. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Alex Noyer on Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead
Jun 2301:00:13Tap to summarizeThis week, writer-director Alex Noyer – whose folk-horror creepshow Love Is the Monster is newly available on VOD – asks whether Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead is a faithful remake of the George A. Romero classic, or something entirely new. Your genial host Norm Wilner is very interested in the answer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jan-Ole Gerster on Taxi Driver
Jun 1600:49:18Tap to summarizeHis new film Islands is now on digital and on demand, and writer-director Jan-Ole Gerster is here to dig into a favorite thriller: Martin Scorsese’s revolutionary hit Taxi Driver. Your genial host Norm Wilner can’t believe no one’s ever picked this one before. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Courtney Summers on The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Jun 900:49:35Tap to summarizeWith her novel This Is Not a Test now a movie streaming on Shudder in the US and available on VOD in Canada, author Courtney Summers is here to howl about The Wolf of Snow Hollow, in which writer-director Jim Cummings plays a small-town deputy trying to solve a spate of violent murders while also dealing with his chaotic personal life. Your genial host Norm Wilner strongly suggests you watch the movie before listening to this episode. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Rob Grant on Stand By Me
Jun 201:03:49Tap to summarizeWith his ‘80s dramedy This Too Shall Pass now streaming in the US and Canada, writer-director Rob Grant wants to celebrate Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me, the coming-of-age movie that changed everyone’s idea of what “a Stephen King movie” could look like. Your genial host Norm Wilner is embracing the melancholy on this one. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Lucia Alenar Iglesias on Petite Maman
May 2600:43:12Tap to summarizeWith her first feature Forastera opening at Film Forum in New York this Friday, writer-director Lucía Aleñar Iglesias is here to explore the hidden depths of Celine Sciamma’s Petite Maman, the 2021 drama about a little girl who copes with her grandmother’s death by making a new friend: Her own mother, when she was also eight years old. Your genial host Norm Wilner wants you to know it’s simpler than it sounds. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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